Dax’s Easter 2012 open day April 6, 2012 | Leave a comment Despite the weather forecast being less than stellar for today I took a punt and headed up to the Dax open day to see some cars and see if my chassis is ready.. Well the weather played a blinder – beautiful sunshine and clear blue skies, although it could have been a tad warmer; it… Read More
More progress on the Jag.. March 25, 2012 | Leave a comment After a long day in the garage on my own followed by another long day with the a couple of friends it finally feels like we’re getting somewhere stripping the Jag. In fact the only parts left to remove that I actually need are the front lower wishbones .. which I can’t get the pivot bolts… Read More
And so the destruction of Jessie the Jag begins.. March 18, 2012 | Leave a comment I’ll admit, I do feel a tiny pang of guilt now – I get so attached to material things! Anyway, a few friends descended on my house on Saturday and, after we’d spent some time working on one of their MR2s, we started the process of stripping the Jag down and getting it into the… Read More
Another trip to Dax.. March 13, 2012 | Leave a comment So as the date for delivery of my chassis approaches (some time around the end of this month) it seemed like it would be wise to trailer the 390 up to Dax so they could use the engine as a jig for the engine mounts.. for some reason a requirement that surprises everyone – even… Read More
The donor car cometh! March 4, 2012 | Leave a comment So, since the chassis is almost ready (two weeks until arrival day!) I thought it was about time I got a shift on and found a donor car.. so off to eBay I went! There I found a very nice looking 1994 XJ40 (the last of the line, in fact) with the 6.0HE V12 engine… Read More
All quiet on the western front.. February 23, 2012 | Leave a comment I thought it was about time I wrote something by way of an update – only there really isn’t anything to update you all about yet. The chassis is still scheduled for the week of the 13th of March, and I still need to get an engine trailered up to Dax to be used as… Read More
Buyer’s remorse December 16, 2011 | 9 Comments I’ve finally taken the plunge. No backing out now. The deposit has been put down. Eek. What have I done! After almost a year of deliberating over which kit to build (has it really been so long!) and an epic 45 page thread over on the UK Cobra Club forums – which you can… Read More